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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
In general, the influence of Anglo patrons has been much less pronounced on Hispanic arts than on American Indian arts. The Hispanic crafts revival was confined to a much shorter period of time, beginning in the early 1920's, reaching its peak in the late 1930's, and dying down by the Second World War, less than 20 years. During this period, in spite of the enthusiasm of the wealthy Anglo patrons in northern New Mexico, Hispanic crafts never "caught on" nationally in the way American Indian crafts did. Interest was fairly well limited to the Southwest and Southern California, the areas in which the adobe hacienda revival was taking place. The major interest in Hispanic crafts was as furnishings for these comfortable Southwestern-style adobe homes. These crafts were not, as were American Indian crafts viewed as valuable art objects in themselves purchased with an eye for speculation. Hispanic arts to, a great degree have been ignored by the speculative Anglo art market. A beneficial consequence of this oversight is that the artisans have been freer to work according to their own standards and within their own traditions. Their work has not been "emptied of previous vital meanings" and become a meaningless revival. as has so much ethnic art of this day. Rather it has remained as an object of cultural pride and identity and not simply the product of the tastes and demands of the art market.
According to the passage, during which of the following periods were Hispanic crafts most popular?
A. The early 1920's
B. The late 1930's
C. In the middle of the Second World War
D. At the end of the Second World War
In general, the influence of Anglo patrons has been much less pronounced on Hispanic arts than on American Indian arts. The Hispanic crafts revival was confined to a much shorter period of time, beginning in the early 1920's, reaching its peak in the late 1930's, and dying down by the Second World War, less than 20 years. During this period, in spite of the enthusiasm of the wealthy Anglo patrons in northern New Mexico, Hispanic crafts never "caught on" nationally in the way American Indian crafts did. Interest was fairly well limited to the Southwest and Southern California, the areas in which the adobe hacienda revival was taking place. The major interest in Hispanic crafts was as furnishings for these comfortable Southwestern-style adobe homes. These crafts were not, as were American Indian crafts viewed as valuable art objects in themselves purchased with an eye for speculation. Hispanic arts to, a great degree have been ignored by the speculative Anglo art market. A beneficial consequence of this oversight is that the artisans have been freer to work according to their own standards and within their own traditions. Their work has not been "emptied of previous vital meanings" and become a meaningless revival. as has so much ethnic art of this day. Rather it has remained as an object of cultural pride and identity and not simply the product of the tastes and demands of the art market.
According to the passage, during which of the following periods were Hispanic crafts most popular?
A. The early 1920's
B. The late 1930's
C. In the middle of the Second World War
D. At the end of the Second World War
Kỹ năng: Đọc
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn văn, trong thời kì nào ngành thủ công cua Tây Ban Nha phổ biến nhất?
Đầu những năm 1920
Cuối những năm 1930
Giữa chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai
Cuối chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai
Đáp án: B. Giải thích:
"The Hispanic crafts revival was confined to a much shorter period of time, beginning in the early 1920s, reaching its peak in the late 1930s, and dying down by the Second World War" ( Sự phục hưng thủ công Tây Ban Nha bị giới hạn trong khoảng thời gian ngắn hơn, bắt đầu từ đầu những năm 1920, đạt đến đỉnh cao vào cuối những năm 1930 và suy yếu trước Chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai).
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn văn, trong thời kì nào ngành thủ công cua Tây Ban Nha phổ biến nhất?
Đầu những năm 1920
Cuối những năm 1930
Giữa chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai
Cuối chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai
Đáp án: B. Giải thích:
"The Hispanic crafts revival was confined to a much shorter period of time, beginning in the early 1920s, reaching its peak in the late 1930s, and dying down by the Second World War" ( Sự phục hưng thủ công Tây Ban Nha bị giới hạn trong khoảng thời gian ngắn hơn, bắt đầu từ đầu những năm 1920, đạt đến đỉnh cao vào cuối những năm 1930 và suy yếu trước Chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai).
Đáp án B.